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ThesisItem Open Access PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL OF SELECTED FARMER PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS (FPOs) IN THE STATE OF JHARKHAND(Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 2023) Shilpa Rani Kujur; Niva Baraextremely small holdings, FPOs through collectivization leads to economies of scale which are supposed to address the problems and improve the bargaining power of farmers through backward and forward linkages. But all these expectations will be fulfilled when FPOs perform better. As this new extension approach is under operation in Jharkhand also, its appraisal has now become a matter of interest. On this background the present study entitled “Performance Appraisal of Selected Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) in the state of Jharkhand” has been taken up with specific objectives viz. to assess the Organisational Performance of the selected FPO and to study the contribution of FPOs towards selected socio-economic-personal characteristics of farmers. Exploratory-cum-Ex-post-facto research design was used to conduct the study in the three Agro-climatic zones of the state i.e., Zone IV, Zone V and Zone VI. Three districts, namely Hazaribagh, Garhwa and East Singhbhum were selected randomly from these three selected agro-climatic zones respectively. Further, two FPOs were chosen from each selected district those were either near to the district headquarters and another that is farther away. Twenty Respondents were selected from each selected FPO through Simple random sampling. Altogether the whole sample was consisted of 120 respondents. In order to study financial performance of selected FPOs altogether 10 variables were selected namely turn over, Share capital, profits current assets, current liability, total assets total liability, equity current ratio and debt-equity ratio and the data collected through secondary sources available with the selected FPOs. Further, to assess the contribution of FPOs towards socio-economic and personal characteristics of FPO’s farmers respondents altogether 9 variable namely, annual family income, saving, extension contact, social participation, mass media exposure, economic motivation and achievement motivation were taken in to consideration. Similarly, to study the socio-personal and economic profile with the respondent eight variable were selected, namely, Age, education, gender, family type and size, land holding, house type and farming experience. For measuring the above mention variable various scale and tests were developed and incorporated in to schedule. For collecting primary data, the respondents were personally interviewed. There was similarity in organisational structure of the selected FPOs. The selected FPOs differed significantly in terms of the indicators selected for measuring the FPOs financial performance. However, Majhiaon Farmer Producer Company performed the best. The FPOs contribution on Socio and Economic Characteristics of the farmer member were found positive for all cases. However, on Income parameter the differences among group have been found narrowed down in case of Majhiaon FPO and said to be as homogenizer for the group members. However, on the saving indicator no significant difference was observed. Further, provision of proper networking, monitoring and proper marketing channel can help in capitalizing the benefit of concept in real sense.ThesisItem Open Access e-NAM - A Comparative Analysis of Associated and Non-Associated Farmers in Jharkhand(Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 2023) Amrita Soni; B.K. JhaWith the notion of creating ‘One Nation One Market’ Electronic National Agriculture Marketing (e-NAM) was conceptualised in the year 2015 and was implemented on 14th April, 2016 by Government of India. It is a pan India e-trading portal which seeks to network the existing physical APMCs through a virtual platform to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities and electronic payment settlement directly into farmers' account. In this background, a research study entitled “e-NAM- A Comparative Analysis of Associated and Non-associated Farmers in Jharkhand” was conducted with the specific objectives namely to assess the socio-economic and psychological characteristics of associated and non-associated farmers and to find out constraints in the access of e-NAM services. The study was conducted during 2022-23 with exploratory cum ex-post facto research design. Three districts belonging to three agroclimatic zones of Jharkhand were selected. From each district 20 associated and 20 non-associated farmers with e-NAM were selected. Thus, a total of 120 farmer respondents constituted the sample. Selected variables like age, occupation, family size, farming experience, land holding, annual income, marketable surplus, awareness about e-NAM, social participation, technosavviness, mass media exposure, extension contact economic motivation and achievement motivation were measured through test/scale/indices already developed or developed under the study. Data were analysed through suitable descriptive statistics like; frequency, percentage, mean, median, standard deviation and inferential statistics as Chi-square, Discriminant Analysis and Max Min normalisation. The findings revealed that majority of the respondent farmers were middle aged, marginal farmers, had medium sized family. It is noticeable that associated farmers with e-NAM had low level of farming experience and had intermediate level of education while non associated farmers had medium level of farming experience and were educated up to high school. High level of social participation, mass media exposure, technosavviness, extension contact, economic motivation and achievement motivation had been observed among associated farmers, while low level of the same parameters had been found among non-associated farmers. Chi square values for farming experience, social participation, mass media exposure, technosavviness, economic motivation and achievement motivation were found to be significant, which indicates that that these variables play a crucial role in determining the association or non-association of farmers with e-NAM. Wilk’s Lambda tending to zero value signifies that there was a variation between the two groups with respect to various variables. Achievement motivation with discriminant coefficient of 2.00 had been found to be the most significant factor in distinguishing the population of associated and non-associated farmers. From amongst the 60 associated farmers 18.3% of them were found to have non-associated farmers type attributes while 10% from the 60 non associated farmers surveyed had associated farmers type attributes. Majority of the associated farmers accessed the portal with the help of traders. Maximum quantity of produce was sold by the farmers of Hazaribagh district. Marketable surplus of cereals in the associated category was found to be the highest whereas in the non-associated category marketable surplus of vegetables was the highest. Constraints faced by associated farmers in e-NAM service were analysed by using Gatrett Ranking method. Poor digital literacy (Rank I) succeeded by sometime not able to sell whole quantity of produce through e-NAM platform (Rank II) followed by, sometimes e-NAM price was less than mandi price (Rank III). From constraint variables point of view operational challenges in the working of e-NAM had been found to be the biggest hurdle in e-NAM services followed by socio- economic and marketing challenges. Based on the findings it could be concluded that e-NAM is yet to show its impact in the study area, hence there is a need for intervention to make the services easily accessible by maximum number of farmers.ThesisItem Open Access THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY OF Psidium guajava AND Punica granatum against COLIFORM MASTITIS IN CATTLE(Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 2023) Sanjay Kumar Dubey; Parveen KumarBased on the study it was concluded that Psidium guajava and Punica granatum given at the dose rate of 500 mg each by intramammary routs was found most effective.ThesisItem Open Access Protocol Development of In- Vitro Cultivation of Bamboo ( Dendrocolamus As per )(Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 2002) Peddy Srikanth; Z.A. HaitherBamboos are perennial, woody and evergreen monocotyledonous arborescent grasses belonging to the family Poaceae (Graminae) and Sub-family Bambusoideae. There are about 75 genera and 1250 species of bamboos. Dendrocalamus asper is one of the economically important and widely cultivated bamboo species. The tender shoots of this plant can be consumed as food and is a good source of foreign exchange to various countries. Mature culms of this plant are used for pulp and paper manufacture. Bamboos are propagated artificially by different methods, including through seed. But utilization of seeds as propagating material is difficult and unreliable due to long and unpredictable flowering habit, short dormancy period of seed, poor viability, inborn microbial infestation, poor seed set during off-season flowering, seed sterility and large scale. Consumption of seeds by rodents and wild animals. The vegetative methods, on the other hand, are costly, lobour intensive, cumbersome and time. Consuming. These vegetative propagates are bulky, difficult to transport to distant places and their survival rates are also not very high. This limits large scale cultivation of bamboos in general. Under the situation, propagation through tissue culture seem to be a viable method for large scale propagation of the bamboo species. Therefore the present project was undertaken to establish a protocol for in-vitro propagation of Dendrocalamus asper. In the present study nodal segments (3-4cm) with axillary buds from young juvenile mother plant was used as explants. Surface sterilization using 0.1% (w/v) mercuric chloride (Hgcl₂) for 10 minutes followed by 3-4 times subsequent washing with sterile distilled water proved the best as it resulted the highest percentage (92.68%) of bud break after two weeks. The sterilized nodal segments were cultured aseptically on MS medium supplemented with 0-15 mgl-1 BAP and maximum shoot proliferation. (14-15 shoots per propgule) was achieved on medium supplemented with 12mgl¹ BAP. These proliferated axillary shoots were excised and subcultured on MS liquid medium +3 mgl BAP for the first two subcultures to increase the number of shoots. The shoot multiplication was achieved on both MS solid as well as liquid medium supplemented with 1-5 mgl¹! BAP Highest rate of shoot multiplication (fold) i.e., 15.77 was obtained on MS liquid medium supplemented with 3 mg l-¹ BAP in four weeks. MS solid medium supplemented with 3 mgl¹ BAP resulted only 8.55 fold. Incorporation of NAA (0.2-1.0 mgl ¹) to the medium along with BAP did not increase the rate of shoot multiplication and shoot length but it resulted in better quality erect shoots. MS medium in its full strength (1x) was found to be the most effective basal nutrient medium for shoot multiplication. The studies on sucrose concentration in the medium showed that 3% sucrose was essential for rapid multiplication of shoots. The effect of pH reflected that shoot multiplication occured even on acidic medium and highest rate of shoot multiplication (15.88) was obtained at pH 5.8. A regular subculture cycle at an interval of 4 weeks resulted in healthy cultures devoid of brown leaves and high rate of shoot multiplication. For in-vitro root regeneration on MS medium supplemented with 10mgl-¹ IBA yielded 90% rooting, 19.66 roots per propagule in four weeks, while 3 mg NAA supplemented MS medium resulted 91.66% rooting with 10 roots per propagule NAA resulted short roots while IBA resulted long roots. Addition of BAP (0.1-0.5 mgl ¹) to the rooting medium, neither enhanced root regeneration percentage nor improved the number of the in-vitro roots The cultured plantlets were successfully hardened under high humidity on sterilized soil sand FYM(1:1:1) mixtured with 1/2 strength MS nutrient medium irrigations (without organics).ThesisItem Open Access Protocol Development of invitro Clonal Propagation of Orchid ( Vanda Spa)(Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 2002) Ranjeet Kumar Sinha; Z.A HaitherOrchids, one of the most beautiful group of flowering plants belong to the family Orchidaceae (Monocotyledons). The exquisite beauty of Orchid flowers due to brilliance in colour, remarkable range of sizes, manifold shapes, and variation in the form and wide range of distribution has aroused highest admiration throughout the world. The Orchid comprises about 800 genera with around 35,000 species. In India, about 1300 species of Orchids are found in Himalayas and others scattered in eastern and western Ghats. A vast majority of Indian Orchids are confined to mountain where they are distributed from base of hill to the elevation of 4300 m above mean sea level in climates ranging from tropical to temperate. Orchids are terrestrial, epiphytic, lithophytic or saprophytic but no Orchid is aquatic. The cut flower trade of Orchid involves 3% internationally. Major suppliers, like, Thailand, Netherlands and Singapore export flowers worth of US $ 80.0, 77.4 and 20.0 millions, in order per year. Due to their alkaloid, flavanoid, glycosides and other phytochemical constituents Orchids have high therapeutic value. The flower juice of Vanda coerulea is used to cure eye diseases. Cymbidium elegans, Cymbidium pubescens, Epicactic latifolia are used as local medicines. for treatment of nervous disorders. Orchids are also used in many countries as food or for making refreshing drinks. Unfortunately the natural population of Orchid is fast declining due to excessive collection and over harvesting by traders and botanical explorers. So there is need to cultivate and conserve the endangered Orchids. The conventional method of propagation is tedious and time taking. The alternative means of propagation is in vitro clonal propagation. Keeping this in mind the present experiment. on developing a viable protocol for in-vitro clonal propagation of Orchid (Vanda Miss Joaquim) was undertaken. The explant, like, shoot apex and shoot node were washed with detergent and teepol and then sterilized with 0.2% mercurio chloride for 10 minutes. The explants were cut in small pieces under laminar flow hood and subsequently inoculated in Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium modified with different plant growth regulators. The inoculated materials were cultured under aseptic condition at 25+2°C with 16 hours photoperiod of 3000 lux. The medium containing 2% sucrose, 2 mgl¹ BA+ 0.2 mgl¹ NAA was best for shoot node culture and developed 10 shoots/node and 4 leaves per shoot. Protocorm like bodies were developed in cytokinins combination. The combination 1 mgl BA + 0.3 mgl kinetin proved better for getting higher number of buds. However, 7.67 buds/node were found with 1mgl kinetin + 0.1 mgl¹ 2,4-D in around 46 days. It is worthy to note here that 2 mg1¹ kinetin in absence of 2,4-D yielded 7.56 buds/node which is statistically at par with the combination treatment 1mgl kinetin + 0.1 mgl 2,4-D. The shoot apex culture gave significant results on MS. medium supplemented with 2 mgl¹ BA + 0.5 mgl'¹ NAA, 1 mgl¹ BA + 0.2mgl kinetin and 1mgl kinetin + 0.1 mgl 2,4-D. Sub-culturing of plantlet on 2 mgl¹ BA and 0.5 mgl¹ NAA gave about 70-100 shoots. Best result on rooting was achieved on MS medium supplemented with 1 mgr¹ IBA+ 0.5 mgl¹ NAA, 1 mgr¹ NAA + 0.1mgl¹ BA. The maximum root length (49.5 mm and 60 mm) was obtained on medium supplemented with 1 mgr¹ NAA+ 0.1mgr¹ BA and 2 mgl¹¹ NAA + 1 mg/¹¹ IBA respectively. The cultured shoots were hardened successfully in pots containing bark, brick pieces and charcoal in 1:1:1 ratio.ThesisItem Open Access Effect of Pre-Sowing Seed Soaking On Rice Productivity under Upland (Rainfed) Condition(Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 2002) Manoj Kumar; A.K.VermaRice ( oryza staviya) I sone of the popular staple food crop in. India has largest area 40.2 million hectare followed by china and Bangladesh. Rice is primiarly a high energy or high calorie food .Rice, is primarily a high energy or high calorie food . However compares favorably who other cereals in amino – acid content . The biological value of this protein is high It is rice in Vitamin B and many other minerals with little amount of calcium It is commonly grown in almost all parts of plain sand plateau regions. Seed is protector and propagator of its kids and has paramount important in seed production. Seed production is affected by number of factors among these germination of seed play vital role , germination of seed decides the vigour health and good crop stand of the rive a little work has seed done on the effect of seed soaking under upland rainfed conditions of plateau region. Keeping these point in view an experiment entitled Effect of pre-sowing seed soaking on rice productivity under conditions was planned. The experiment was conducted in split plot desing and replicated thrice. Recommended dose of fertilizer was given in all the treatment and all due cares were taken during the period of investigation. The seed soaking (18hr water soaked) proved beneficial for getting higher percentage germination growth and yield .Maximum germination plant height number of spikelets number of filled grains number of seeds per plant 1000 – grain weight and grain yield were obtained by the use of 10 hr water soaked seeds. Minimum days to first flowering and 50% flowering were obtained by the use of 10 hr water soaked seeds. Maximum days for germination and 50% flowering were obtained when dry seeds were sown. Maximum Number of panicle (X1000/m2), Number of Spikelets (X1000/m2), number of filled grains (X1000/m2) were recorded by the rice genotype IET-15296 when 18 hr water soaked seeds were sown . Maximum percentage of filled grained was recorded by the rice genotype IET-15330 when 18 hr water soaked seed were used. Highest grain yield (451.50g/m2) was obtained by the rice genotype IET-15295 under 18 hrs water soaked seeds. The harvest index was maximum in rice genotype Birsa Gora 102(60%) when 18 hrs water soaked seeds were sown.ThesisItem Open Access Studies Nutrient Management of Urd bean under Late Sown Condition(Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 2002) Bhushan Prasad Singh; A. RafeyStudies on nutrient management of Urdbean (vigna mungo L. Hepper) under late sown condition was conducted during rainy (Kharif) season of 2000 in ultipaleustalf red loam soil (Belonging to the Red- Yellow - Light grey catenary soil association group representing major soil group of plateau region) of Birsa Agricultural University farm, Kanke, Ranchi. The soil reaction was slightly acidic (pH 6.8). The experiment was laid out in factorial randomized block design with three replications. Twelve treatments in combination with four nitrogen levels management (20 kg N/ha as basal, 20 kg N/ha as basal + 10 kg N/ha as foliar, 30 kg N/ha as basal+ 10 kg N/ha as foliar and 30 kg N/ha as basal) and three population densities (5 lakh plants/ha, 4 lakh plants/ha and 3.33 lakh plants/ha maintained at spacing 20x10, 25x10 and 30x10 cm, respectively) were studied for the production of Urdbean. The recommended doze of 40 kg P₂Os and 20 kg K₂0/ha was applied as basal in furrow at the time of sowing in the form of single super phosphate and muriate of potash, respectively. On the basis of one year of experimentation it was revealed that the urdbean crop sown under late sown condition was influenced by nitrogen levels and population densities. Higher grain yield (11.8 q/ha), straw yield (47.6 q/ha), harvest index (19.91 %), net return (9761.5 Rs/ha) and benefit cost ratio (1.96) was obtained when 30 kg N/ha was applied as basal and sowing was done at 25x10 cm spacing (4 lakh plants/ha) and found to be significantly superior among all the nitrogen levels and population densities. Urdbean roots and nodules were also significantly influenced by nitrogen levels and population densities. Higher lateral (8.7 cm) and vertical (19.0 cm) expansion of roots, dry weight of roots (0.50 g), number of nodules (47.0), effective nodules (42.0), per cent effective nodules (89.3) and dry weight of nodules (0.29 g) per plant was recorded when 30 kg N/ha was applied as basal and sowing was done on 25x10 cm spacing (4 lakh plants/ha). But the Nitrogen concentration in nodules was higher when 30 kg N/ha was applied as basal + 10 kg N/ha as foliar and sowing was done on 25 x 10 cm spacing. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium concentration in grain and straw of urdbean was higher when 30 kg N/ha as basal + 10 kg N/ha as foliar was applied and crop was sown on 25 x 10 cm spacing (4 lakh plants/ha). Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium uptake in grain and straw of urdbean crop and its total uptake was higher when nutrient was applied @ 30 kg N/ha as basal and crop was sown at spacing 25 x 10 cm (4 lakh plants/ha) and found to be significantly superior among all the nitrogen levels and population densities. Value of available nitrogen, phosphorus and exchangeable potassium of soil after urdbean harvest was higher when nutrient was applied @ 30 kg N/ha as basal + 10 kg N/ha as foliar at 25 x 10 cm (4 lakh plants/ha) spacing. Net change in soil fertility after harvest of Urdbean crop was also significantly influenced by nutrient management and population densities. Higher value of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium was recorded when crop was sown at 25 x 10 cm spacing (4 lakh plants/ha) with the nutrient application of 30 kg N/ha as basal + 10 kg N/ha as foliar.ThesisItem Open Access Host Genotype X Rhizohium Interaction in Vigna Species(Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 2002) Praveen Singh; M. ChakrabortyThe present investigation was carried out to study the symbiotic response of rhizobia under the influence of competition with native population and to section the most efficient and stable RhiStable rhizobium legume genetic system for simbiotik improvement of of vegan spaces for this purpose four different mutants including parent restrain of moth bean rhizobium strain Mr 125 H2 S2 cowpea rhizobium group and a local strength of cowpea rhizobium along with an uni no clotted control where taken since the cowpea rhizobium able to to infect six different host legume nine different variety of three different vegana is places where taken as host genotype the nine varieties and six extent of rhizobium including control where grown in all possible combination standard organic practice follow during the crop growth data were recorded on different yield component and symbiotic trips statical analysis was done in factorial rbd coloration and regression analysis were also done for few important trips analysis of variance revealed significant difference due to host genotype and rhizobium population for all the character study except for days to 50% flowering for which rhizobium difference were not significant interaction between the host genotype and rhizobium was also significant for all the treat study except for date to 50% flowering and number of seat per had the highest noodles was observed by eastern Mr 125 s to s m 8 hy5 aged 57 which was 30% more than the parent strength Mr 125 s2s M8 the relative contribution of host janu type rhizobium strain and host genotype X rhizobium interaction to total phenotype variation was computed following the fixed effect model of analysis of variance plant genotype comment contributed highest variety for all the character studied the host X strength interaction effect watch lower than stand affect the study of correlation coefficient between yield and other character indicate that the the highest polarization contributing character to what grain yield was nodal wait per plant followed by total and contain hundred seed hundred seed weight lhb contain board per plant and nodal number per plant the regression coefficient for explaining the host X interaction by difference between the slope of regression line so that copy variety RC 101 head hai mean grain yield with maximum slope of regression line indicating the high sensitivity response to word rhizobium in koh solution the barati aaye more 225 and soon enough from both been and have been spaces respectively are particularly interesting for stability for grain yield and total and contain the maintain their high yielding potential and the genetically diverse rhizobium population with a low slope of regressionThesisItem Open Access Antibacterial Study of A Few Indigenous Plants Commonly Found in Jharkhand(Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 2001) Sushma Tigga; J.P. SonamWith an objective of formulating herbal preparations for treatment, antibacterial property of 30 locally available indigenous plants was assessed over five common pathogens of man and animals namely (1) Bacillus anthracis (2) Staphylococcus aureus (3)Salmonella paratyphi B (4) Escherichia coli (5) Beta haemolytic streptococcus Crude, aqueous, alcoholic and ether extracts of the plants were screened by disc diffusion technique. Minimum inhibitory concentration/minimum bactericidal concentration (MIC/MBC) value were determined with the preparation possessing antibacterial property by serial tube dilution technique. Thirty plants examined were Imli (Tamarindus indica), Babul (Acacia arabica), Sharifa (Annona squamosa), (Dendracalamina)
